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‘Song of the Spirit’: A Poem by Roy E. Peterson

The Society
October 31, 2024
Beauty, Music, Poetry, The Raven
28 Comments
. Song of the Spirit After midnight slightly drowsy, Contemplating writing lousy, While the script-score I redacted, Something in my head reacted. Dreamed I heard a stirring curtain, Though my mind remained...
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A Poem on Ronald Reagan: ‘The Reagan’ by Paul Buchheit

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February 22, 2023
Humor, Poetry, Satire, The Raven
60 Comments
. The Reagan with apologies to Edgar Allan Poe Once upon a long and weary voting day with chances dreary for a quaint and curious choice, a nominee we all adore; while I gauged the sense of voting, suddenly I...

‘The Pigeon’ and Other Poetry by Norma Pain

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July 6, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry, The Raven
22 Comments
. The Pigeon Once upon a workday morning, sleepy-eyed and loudly yawning, I was splattered without warning by a pigeon from the shore. At my half unconscious stupor, this unpardonable pooper, Took his aim just...
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A Poem for Thanksgiving: ‘My Raven’ by Roy E. Peterson

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November 25, 2021
Culture, Humor, Poetry, The Raven
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. My Raven My Raven is a different bird. I guess he learned a different word Than Poe’s that uttered “Nevermore.” My Raven tells me, “Furthermore.” “Alright” I said “what do you want? Why did...

Poetry Challenge: A ‘Raven’-like Poem on the Death of Edgar Allan Poe

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June 24, 2021
Culture, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Contests, The Raven
32 Comments
. Edgar Allan Poe was known for strange and mysterious tales, in poetry and prose. Perhaps fittingly, the circumstances surrounding his premature death at the age of 40 were also strange and mysterious. (Read...

A 2020 Election Allegory: ‘The Purloined Lectern’ by Bruce Dale Wise

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May 18, 2021
Culture, Poetry, The Raven
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. The Purloined Lectern by C. Aubre DeWiles It was the fall, November, 2020, in the night. My friend, Earl Dolan Page, and I were chatting in low light. We sat within his little study in his little...
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‘Nevermore! If Edgar Allan Poe Submitted “The Raven” today’ by Tonia Kalouria

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January 2, 2021
Culture, Humor, Poetry, The Raven
14 Comments
  Dear Edgar, __We’re sorry our response has taken so much time, but it grieves and pains to tell you that you’ve missed our paradigm. __While past works were droll and erudite ---nay,...

‘The Valley’ by Martin Hill Ortiz

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March 31, 2020
Humor, Poetry, The Raven
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  Cruising down an LA freeway, hustling for a little leeway Passing many a rusted relic from Detroit's Plutonian shore. Hoping all would turn to see me, knowing all would want to be me Driving in my...

‘Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven, Christmas Editition’ by Studio C

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February 19, 2020
Culture, Humor, Poetry, Readings, The Raven, Video
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‘The Turkey Vulture’ by Anna J. Arredondo

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January 25, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, The Raven
18 Comments
  Years ago—I still remember: final Thursday in November, I was in my kitchen cooking food to rival feasts of yore; To and fro sashaying, hopping, slicing, dicing, mincing, chopping, Dish by...

‘The Anchor’ by Steven Shaffer

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December 7, 2018
Humor, Poetry, The Raven
10 Comments
after Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" __Once upon an evening dreary, I searched for news, at least in theory, Over many a dubious and mendacious channel that I abhor— __While I surfed, nearly barfing,...

Essay: On Edgar Allan Poe’s Search for Supernal Beauty and His Five Greatest Poems

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February 12, 2018
Best Poems, Essays, Poetry, The Raven
6 Comments
. by David Bellemare Gosselin Today, seldom is Edgar Allan Poe's voice heard as it's drowned out by the popular notions of Poe as some sort of deranged man whose stories and poetry are simply the product of...

‘The Drunken’ (A Raven Parody) by J. Simon Harris

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January 30, 2018
Humor, Poetry, The Raven
6 Comments
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I wandered, drunk and weary, Over many a quaint and dimlit alley of forgotten doors— While I plodded, barely standing, suddenly I heard a chanting, As of someone softly...

A Look at T.S. Eliot Looking at Edgar Allan Poe

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May 5, 2016
Education, Essays, Poetry, The Raven
29 Comments
By Wilbur Dee Case | Edited by Kent Van May Now I can see why T.S. Eliot disliked Edgar Allan Poe's verse; Eliot was trying to write a different kind of poetry; and it is no surprise that, for Eliot, Poe...

How to Write a Poem Like Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’

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April 5, 2016
Beauty, Education, Essays, Poetry Forms, The Raven
9 Comments
By Dusty Grein and Evan Mantyk “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe remains one of the English language’s most popular and influential poems since it was written in 1845. Much of this was Poe’s own doing,...

A Reincarnation of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘Raven’ by Evan Mantyk

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March 20, 2016
Human Rights in China, Poetry, The Raven
5 Comments
Inspired by real events in China   Not that long ago in China, in a labor camp confined a Year or longer, I was sitting, making for a U.S. store Christmas tree lights meant for hanging, when there...
  1. Margaret Coats on ‘A Waltz of Longing’: A Poem by Jacob SchultzMay 27, 2025

    You're a splendid leader in waltz time, Jacob, racing from the heat of the day all through the night to…

  2. Margaret Coats on ‘Wedding Night’ by Christine de Pisan, Translated by Margaret CoatsMay 27, 2025

    Thanks, Julian. Very much appreciate all you say. I don't believe I've ever heard anyone wonder if Shakespeare might have…

  3. Margaret Coats on ‘Forsythia Fading’: A Poem by Cynthia ErlandsonMay 27, 2025

    Forsythia is the perfect flower to start with, Cynthia, in this "greening" poem. As I recall New England springs, it…

  4. Alan Steinle on ‘Forsythia Fading’: A Poem by Cynthia ErlandsonMay 27, 2025

    I'm not sure which poems by E.E. Cummings and A.E. Housman this poem alludes to, but maybe someone will do…

  5. Cynthia Erlandson on ‘Forsythia Fading’: A Poem by Cynthia ErlandsonMay 27, 2025

    Thank you, Paul. I’m glad this brought back pleasant memories for you.

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